Frequent trips to his golf estate in Florida, where Mr Trump has spent about a quarter of his first 82 days as president, have cost taxpayers an estimated $21 million (£16.8 million).
Palm Beach businesses were told that Trump's weekend trips to Mar-A-Lago would end in May due to the arrival of warmer weather, and many expect him to start visiting his wife Melania and youngest son Barron at Trump Tower in NY or traveling to his golf resort in New Jersey instead.
By the end of March, Trump marked his 13th visit to a golf course since taking office, and the eighth consecutive weekend he has spent at properties bearing his name, according to CNN.
According to a conservative watchdog group, Obama spent nearly $97 million on travel during his time in office - personal and work trips combined.
But if Trump keeps up his current travel routine, he is on pace to exceed Obama's eight-year total in just one year.
Trump's Florida weekends are expected to taper off next month when the region becomes "stiflingly hot", CNN reported.
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Judicial Watch arrives at its $1 million figure by estimating flight time and typical Secret Service costs, leaving out airlifting equipment such as the presidential limousines.
However, the author of that 2016 GAO report used by CNN and others like CBS and Politico, said the trips by Trump and Obama are not similar. The Obama's trips included vacations to Aspen and the family's annual vacation to Martha's Vineyard. He loves the club so much that he has repeatedly expressed his desire to be buried at the country club, reports Thinkprogressive.org. After May, it is expected that instead of Florida, Donald Trump will make frequent trips to is NY penthouse.
Not only is Donald Trump's spending on these trips an issue, but public relations issue as we also becoming another huge issue. "This vacation is costing taxpayers $4 million while there is 20% unemployment", Trump snarked in late December 2011.
Separately, First Lady Melania Trump lives not in the White House but in a penthouse of Trump Tower in Manhattan. The tally covers the Secret Service and the coast guard.
Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly said April 5 that his agency will require additional funding to protect Trump, especially since he has so many family members who require Secret Service agents.
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